My non-writer friends think it’s odd that I hate email/can take my time responding but I always say “every second I spend writing an email is a second I’m not using to write my own work” 🤷🏽♀️
I've never left an OOO message on my email account, but this is making me want to! Why don't I? Probably because I don't feel the need to reply immediately anyway and also maybe because most of my personal correspondence from strangers and friends comes via DM or text. If I do get an email asking me to do something that I'm not able/willing to give my time to in the near future, I reply saying as much. The texts and DMs are an issue now that I'm hard at work on my MS and I wish there was an OOO feature on those!
That Melissa Febos article totally shifted my perspective re: emails (and other boundary-invasive tasks). Now I like to think I'm a little bit better about when I respond to things and how I respond, as well. And yay focus sessions! Love that idea!!
My non-writer friends think it’s odd that I hate email/can take my time responding but I always say “every second I spend writing an email is a second I’m not using to write my own work” 🤷🏽♀️
I know, and I'm the same with texts, too, especially if they concern scheduling! Sometimes it's the mental clutter I can't deal with...
I hadn’t read that Melissa Febos article before! I loved your take on it. And I’m so glad that you’re offering Focus Zooms! Yay!
They've been super useful for this deadline!
Melissa Febos! I've been reading Body Work and every paragraph or so, there's something mind-blowing.
Right?? That book is amazing!
I've never left an OOO message on my email account, but this is making me want to! Why don't I? Probably because I don't feel the need to reply immediately anyway and also maybe because most of my personal correspondence from strangers and friends comes via DM or text. If I do get an email asking me to do something that I'm not able/willing to give my time to in the near future, I reply saying as much. The texts and DMs are an issue now that I'm hard at work on my MS and I wish there was an OOO feature on those!
That Melissa Febos article totally shifted my perspective re: emails (and other boundary-invasive tasks). Now I like to think I'm a little bit better about when I respond to things and how I respond, as well. And yay focus sessions! Love that idea!!